I am retinking my flight plans to and from the Northeast next month. No joke!
PC is going to kill many more people. You will see.
I'm going to DC from LA with a connecting flight in Dallas next month and am doing the same thing.
PC will not directly do the killing, but we have to seriously reconsider and reevaluate what policies are "helping" us and those that are "hindering" us in our righteous aim at protecting all of our citizens. Policies and procedures that "get in the way" of keeping innocent, virtually defenseless people on planes safe should be carefully revised or rescinded, where appropriate, and where certain patterns exist. The corporate sector has to constantly live in fear of pleasing everyone, complying with all applicable laws, and so on. Yet the Government must bear the responsibility of ensuring that Citizens are protected and has a moral obligation to pick up the sword and shield.
In this case, I think we have a case that leadership needs to come from the Government, in qualified cases like this one, so that the private sector has the political and legal cover to allow rational and prudent -- and yes, street smart -- preventative measures. We need to support political leaders that have their heads screwed on straight when it comes to domestic security.
I really hope that these suspicious activities are not practice runs for a coordinated surprise assault like (yet also unlike) the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
We will not have to worry so much about this if we let the good guys PREEMPT suspicious patterns, rather than allow the horse get out of the barn and then trying to close the barn door later.